an amphibious landing in order to storm the land ##ward side of the fort . the boats came under heavy fire , one smashed by a cannon ##ball , killing two and wounding four . another boat grounded on a sand ##bar and became stuck ; so with his force in di ##sar ##ray , as 250 villagers armed with lance ##s ambushed and drove the british from the beach , malcolm called off the operation . after exchanging shot for an hour both frigates cut their anchor cables and retreated out of range , with two dead and one wounded on sy ##bill ##e and eight wounded on fox , in addition to those lost in the boats . the defenders lost a single man killed and
an amphibious landing in order to storm the landward side of the fort. the boats came under heavy fire, one smashed by a cannonball, killing two and wounding four. another boat grounded on a sandbar and became stuck ; so with his force in disarray, as 250 villagers armed with lances ambushed and drove the british from the beach, malcolm called off the operation. after exchanging shot for an hour both frigates cut their anchor cables and retreated out of range, with two dead and one wounded on sybille and eight wounded on fox, in addition to those lost in the boats. the defenders lost a single man killed and